Tracing Indonesia's New Path : Revitalising Knowledge to Reduce Poverty
BACKGROUND
Indonesia is at a critical point in time. It has a once-in-a-generation chance to move beyond its commodities-based economy, large population with cheap labour.
Indonesia is being seriously considered as a candidate to join the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India China and South Africa); a group of middle income countries touted as being the new centre of world economic power.
Future competition amongst middle income countries will be fought over how strong the base of human and intellectual capital is in driving innovation and supporting continued economic growth.
Countries such as Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Korea and India are investing heavily in their higher education systems and research and development they need to compete and innovate.
However, Indonesia currently invests far less the knowledge and its higher education institutions. Now is the time for Indonesia to consider the role of knowledge for Indonesia's future prosperity.
THE MEETING: INDONESIA IN THE GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
The National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), AusAID and the Gadjah Mada University plan to host a one day meeting to debate how Indonesia can better produce knowledge for its future development. The conference will feature three sessions focusing on: 1. The importance of knowledge for Indonesia's future prosperity; 2. How knowledge can be used in policy making; and, 3. Building a national financing system for Indonesia's knowledge sector. Each panel will be made up of a mix of government policy makers, parliament members, media personalities, experts from universities and international organisations, and leading experts from around the world.
The meeting will:
- build a constituency to advocate for the importance of knowledge for Indonesia's continued economic growth and development
- encourage debate about ways to support Indonesia's knowledge sector
- discuss international directions, practices and approaches in supporting knowledge sectors in other countries and their relevance for Indonesia
- identify opportunities to invest in Indonesia's knowledge sector
CONFERENCE AGENDA 2 October 2012
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TIMING |
TOPIC |
EXPLANATION |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
REGISTRATION |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Opening of ‘TRACING INDONESIA’S NEW PATH: REVITALISING KNOWLEDGE TO REDUCE POVERTY’ |
Jacqui De Lacy (Head of AusAID Indonesia) BAPPENAS: *Prof. Dr. Armida S. Alisjahbana (State Minister for National Development Planning/Head of BAPPENAS) Prof. Dr. Pratikno (Rector, Gadjah Mada University) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Key Note: Greg Moriarty, Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia ‘Indonesia at the Crossroads’ |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Morning Tea & Press Conference for AusAID; BAPPENAS; UGM |
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11:30 – 12:45 |
SESSION I: KNOWLEDGE AND Moderator/ Host: Irma Natalia Hutabarat |
Flash talk: Indonesia in the Global Knowledge Economy, (Anies R. Baswedan, Paramadina University) TALK SHOW:
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12:45 – 13:45 |
Lunch |
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13:45 – 14:15 |
Angklung: Performance and Interactive Play |
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14:15 – 15:30 |
SESSION II: DEMOCRACY AND DEBATE: THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE Moderator/Host: Desi Anwar (Metro TV) |
Flash talk: Rizal Sukma (CSIS) TALK SHOW:
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Afternoon Tea |
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15:45 – 16:45 |
SESSION III: INVESTING IN RESEARCH FOR INDONESIA’S FUTURE
Moderator/Chair: Bima P. Santosa (Paramadina University)
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Flash talk:Suahasil Nazara (TNP2K) TALK SHOW:
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16:45- 17:00 |
Closing Remarks – Where to next for Indonesia’s Knowledge Sector? |
Petra Karetji (AusAID) |
*To be confirmed.
AUSAID AND SUPPORTING INDONESIA'S KNOWLEDGE SECTOR
AusAID is in the final stages of planning a 15-year investment in developing Indonesia's knowledge sector – the overall institutional landscape of government, private sector, and civil society organisations that support the development of public policy.
While AusAID plans a fairly large investment in the sector, AusAID can only do so much. For real change to occur requires Indonesia to develop its own 'knowledge sector roadmap'.
This conference is the first in a series of meetings that encourage dialogue and debate on the importance of investing in knowledge to support Indonesia's future development.